The Best of Ball, Barber & Bilk is a compilation album consisting of tracks by British trumpeter Kenny Ball, trombone player Chris Barber and clarinetist and band leader Acker Bilk. The album reached number 1 in the UK, spending two non-consecutive weeks at the top in 1962.[1] The album contains 4 tracks by each artist. It was later issued on CD on the Hallmark label.[2]

Track listing

  1. Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band - Jump In The Line
  2. Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band - Higher Ground
  3. Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band - Willie The Weeper
  4. Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band - Gladiolus Rag
  5. Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - Teddy Bears' Picnic
  6. Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - Hawaiian War Chant
  7. Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - I Love You Samantha
  8. Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - Chimes Blues
  9. Chris Barber & His Jazz Band - Majorca
  10. Chris Barber & His Jazz Band - High Society
  11. Chris Barber & His Jazz Band - Tuxedo Rag
  12. Chris Barber & His Jazz Band - When The Saints Go Marching In

References

  1. ^ "The Best of Ball, Barber and Bilk". Official Charts. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  2. ^ Hallmark CD No. 713412
Preceded by
West Side Story (soundtrack)
UK Albums Chart number-one album
22 September 1962 - 28 September 1962
Succeeded by
West Side Story (soundtrack)